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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Minister of State of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ms Shobha Karandlaje congratulates woman players who represented India at Olympics
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers welfare Shobha Karandlaje wrote an open letter to congratulate woman players who represented India at Olympics. In her letter She said, "At the outset, I want to congratulate all the participants representing India on the Olympic stage and making us proud. These talented and motivated participants are setting records and reaching goals that we didn’t think possible. I especially want to congratulate all the strong female athlete role models dominating the Indian Olympics stage. These women are not only breaking sports barriers in India, but also creating substantial social impact being the powerful role models that they are. In the name of millions of women in our nation, I am grateful to each one of you."
The Minister mentioned "India never had a dearth of women role models. Great rishis like Gargi and Mithreyi, valiant warriors like Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi, Onake Obavva, Kittur Chennamma, sports icons like Saina Nehwal, P. V Sindhu, Sania Mirza, Mary Kom and several others and astronauts like Kalpana Chawla. Women represent the fulcrums of our Indian society. We are the proud custodians of one of the few cultures that worships women and womanhood. Today's Indian women are more powerful than ever before with diverse roles yet capable of holding the family unit intact. Women who are homemakers are one of the biggest champions and unsung heroes of our Indian society."
Ms. Shobha Karandlaje also added, "I want to address the sentiment that is being instilled in girls and women these days that they are victims of the society, subjugated, tortured and devoid of basic rights. While this may be true in some extreme cases, the Indian society that worships the powerful goddess Durga has the strength and resilience to rise above them. Women subjugation was non-existent in ancient Indian societies. We have several matriarchal societies today as a reminiscent of the past."
The Minister stated, "on a personal level, as a woman myself, I understand and relate to the hardships and challenges a woman has to face. I want to exhort to parents of female children that they must be supportive of whatever paths they want to chose, just like they would for a boy. But this does not have to be at loggerhead with our cultural values or by the blind imitation of the West breaking apart family units. Our women are capable of so many wonderful things because their freedom and aspirations are supported by their mothers, fathers, and husbands. We live in a strong society with an unwavering foundation that produces many women role models for us to look up to. These heroes serve to inspire women all over the nation to break their mental shackles do better each day."
Minister also assured, "like a mother or sister, I will always have your back, supporting you in every way possible."
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Revaluation of Minority Commission
The National Commission for Minorities  has informed that the erstwhile Minority Commission in its Annual Reports for the period 01.01.1981 to 31.03.1982 and 01.04.1982 to 31.03.1983, had recommended for setting up of a Committee to consider the need for considering and, if necessary, to formulate a scheme to establish a National Integration-cum-Human Rights Commission for promotion of secular traditions and national integration.
The Government has already enacted the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 to constitute a National Commission for Minorities and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Accordingly, the first Statutory NCM was set up on 17th May 1993. The Section 2  of NCM Act, 1992 stipulates that ‘Minority’ for the purposes of the Act, means a community notified as such by the Central Government. The functions of the Commission as laid down in Section 9 of the Act are related to the six notified minority communities i.e. Jain, Parsi, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist and Muslim. The functions of NCM broadly include  evaluate the progress of the development of minorities under the Union and States;  monitor the working of the safeguards provided in the Constitution and in laws enacted by Parliament and the State Legislatures;  make recommendations for the effective implementation of safeguards for the protection of the interests of minorities by the Central Government or the State Governments;  look into specific complaints regarding deprivation of rights and safeguards of the minorities and take up such matters with the appropriate authorities;  cause studies to be undertaken into problems arising out of any discrimination against minorities and recommend measures for their removal;  conduct studies, research and analysis on the issues relating to socio-economic and educational development of minorities;  suggest appropriate measures in respect of any minority to be undertaken by the Central Government or the State Governments;  make periodical or special reports to the Central Government on any matter pertaining to minorities and in particular difficulties confronted by them; and  any other matter which may be referred to it by the Central Government. The NCM receives petitions/grievances from the aggrieved persons and the said petitions/grievances being received by Commission are dealt with by calling for reports from the concerned authorities under the Union and State Governments. On receipt of the reports, the Commission makes appropriate recommendations to the respective authorities for redressal of the grievances. The details of the complaints/petitions received and disposed off by Commission in last five years are Annexed.
Annexure
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Period
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No. of complaints received during the year
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No. of complaints disposed off
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2016-17
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1647
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1647
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2017-18
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1498
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1484
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2018-19
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1871
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1788
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2019-20
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1670
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1489
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2020-21
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1463
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1043
This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Financers, Bankers and Economists Discuss Measures to Improve Financing for Renewable Energy Projects; Laud India’s Achievements in Renewable Energy
Leading bankers and renewable energy financing experts from multi-lateral agencies discussed solutions to issues pertaining to financing of renewable energy projects, and how access to financing can be improved to expand clean energy projects across the world, at a Plenary Session titled ‘Bankers’ Perspective on Renewables’, of the 2nd Global RE-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet & Expo  at Greater Noida today.
The panel discussion had representation from World Bank, International Energy Agency, Germany’s KfW, Citigroup, and leading Indian companies Power Finance Corporation , Rural Electrification Corporation , Yes Bank and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency .
In the session, Director , Power Finance Corporation Shri Chinmoy Gangopadhyay said, “We are trying to look at solar energy projects from the angle of their long term viability. As there are very little entry barriers in the solar business, so everyone has entered and promoters try to move out in a few years. This sometimes creates difficulty in assessing the viability of projects.”
“There are also issues with regard to the quality of solar panels. There is no benchmark to assess the quality of solar panels. Suppliers who are tier one today, fall out of that position later and there is difficulty in ascertaining quality,” Gangopadhyay added.
Solar energy projects have been discovering tariffs much lower than grid prices. Experts in the panel discussion said they feel these low prices would affect the long term viability of solar energy projects. Michael Eckhart, MD and Global Head of Environmental Finance and Sustainability, Citigroup, offered a solution to this problem. “To ensure the long term viability of solar energy projects, in Argentina, in Mexico, and everywhere else, including in India, I am recommending that there be two parameters for procurement of solar energy – the lowest cost, and a debt service ratio, a measure of how financially viable is a project, at that price . What I fear is that with all these low price bid procurements of solar energy, five to ten years from now we will have a wave of project refinances,” Mr. Eckhart said.
Eckhart congratulated India on the policy initiatives that the country has taken, and the nimbleness of policy shown here, to ensure the holistic development of the solar energy sector. “India’s UDAY program for refinancing energy utilities is the perfect model for the world to follow. I really think India is becoming a model for the world in renewable energy. I have recommended to the ISA to prepare a case study on what India has done in renewable energy and educate the world,” Mr. Eckart said.
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Rashtrapati Bhavan will host the Visitor’s Conference 2023 on July 10 and 11, 2023. The President of India is the Visitor of 162 Central Institutions of Higher Learning.
On July 10, 2023, the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will deliver her inaugural address. Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will also address the Conference.
On July 11, 2023, the Conference will deliberate on the Theme - Education for Sustainable Development: Building a better world. Five different groups will brainstorm on sub-themes such as Contributions to the realization of NEP-2020; Internationalization efforts and G-20; Research contributions and recognitions; Diversity, equality, inclusivity and wellness; Plans and action items for Amrit Kaal. In the concluding session, outcome of deliberations will be presented before the President. President Droupadi Murmu will address the concluding session.
On July 10, 2023, before the commencement of Visitor’s Conference, President Murmu will present the Visitor’s Awards 2021 in the categories of ‘Innovation’, ‘Research’, and ‘Technology Development’.
The Visitor’s Award for ‘Innovation’ will be conferred on Prof. Venktesh Singh from the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Central University of South Bihar for developing indigenous Charge Pick-up Panels for Resistive Plate Chamber Detector using Silicon Fiber Sheet.
The Visitor’s Award for ‘Research in Physical Sciences’ will be presented to Prof. Surajit Dhara from the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad for his work in soft matter and liquid crystals.
Prof. Mohammed Latif Khan from Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar will receive the Visitor’s Award for ‘Research in Biological Sciences’ for his contributions in understanding of forest biodiversity, regeneration of RET  plant species and threat status assessments of forests in the Eastern Himalayas and Central India.
The Visitor’s Award for ‘Technology Development’ will be conferred on Prof. KC James Raju from the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad for his contributions in frequency tunable microwave devices using ferroelectric thin films.
The President will also present the 6th Visitor’s Award, 2020 for Research  to Prof. Anunay Samanta, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad for his research contributions to the spectroscopy and dynamics of short-lived chemical species formed on photo-excitation of molecular systems and materials.
Ministry of Finance
National final of All-India Quiz on Financial Literacy, 2023, for students of Government and Municipal schools held in Mumbai
Mumbai, 14 September 2023
Reserve Bank of India has been, from time to time, taking various measures to spread financial literacy among different sections of population. As a unique initiative targeted at children, RBI conducted an All-India Quiz on Financial Literacy for students of classes VIII, IX and X of government and municipal schools across the country. The multi-level quiz initiated at the block levels in all States and Union Territories and winning teams competed at district and state levels. Winning teams of the State level competitions participated in six zonal rounds held at Chandigarh, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Guwahati on different dates.
The national final of the quiz was held today, on September 14, 202, at Mumbai. The winners of the zonal rounds participated in the finals. Aman Gupta and Utkarsh Sudhakar from Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar School of Specialised Excellence, New Delhi emerged as the winners. Shri Rohit Jain Executive Director and Shri Neeraj Nigam, Executive Director felicitated that winners and participating teams. The quiz witnessed participation of 1,03,388 students from 51,694 schools across the country. It generated tremendous enthusiasm amongst the students from Government and Municipal schools in the area of financial literacy/ awareness.| PIB Mumbai | NJ/ DR
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Prime Minister's Office
The development of the country lies in the development of the states: PM
In a tweet, Member of Parliament, Shri Sanjay Seth has expressed heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Transport and Highways Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari for approval of 21 National Highway projects costing Rs 9400 crore in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Responding to the tweet by Member of Parliament, Shri Sanjay Seth about aforesaid project, the Prime Minister said;
“The development of the country lies in the development of the states. These national projects will give a new impetus to the progress of the entire country including Jharkhand.”
Ministry of Science & Technology
SCTIMST conducted a national ‘webinar’ on ‘Human trafficking – why should we care?’
As part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” to commemorate the 75 years of Indian independence, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology , an autonomous Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, under Department of Science and Technology, Government of India- organized a national webinar on “Human trafficking – why should we care” on 8th Sep 2021.
‘There are different forms of human trafficking and during the COVID-19 pandemic children and women are more vulnerable to being trafficked’ said Dr PM Nair the main speaker of the event. Dr Nair is the Chairperson of CORAL  on Human Trafficking with Indian Police Foundation.
The webinar was attended by over 100 researchers and health activists from different parts of the country
During the webinar, Dr Nair reminded the constitutional responsibility of each of us in preventing human trafficking in our country.
Dr Nair spoke in detail about bonded labour, organ harvesting including skin grafts and forced marriages as part of trafficking and highlighted its various forms like the ‘Arabi Kalyanam’ in India especially in Kerala's northern districts, is a form of human trafficking.
‘Human trafficking’ is relatively less recognized as a public health issue in India and stressed the importance of raising awareness of this issue among researchers and the general public, said Dr.Manju R Nair, Scientist at SCTIMST and the main organizer of the event in her welcome address.
Sree Chitra desired to bring this issue for discussion and encouraged a public discourse on this topic to highlight the issues of various groups who have not yet been able to enjoy their freedom and human rights to the fullest extent said Professor  Ashalatha , the Chairperson of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at SCTIMST.
Dr Raviparasd Varma said vote of thanks and thanked the eminent speaker and the participants who attended the webinar.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
SANITARY NAPKIN DISPENSERS
The scheme for promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years is implemented by the Government since 2011 with the objective to increase awareness among adolescent girls on Menstrual Hygiene, to increase access to and use of high quality sanitary napkins by adolescent girls, and to ensure safe disposal of sanitary napkins in an environmentally friendly manner. In addition, since 2015-16, the Menstrual Hygiene Scheme is being supported by the National Health Mission through State Programme Implementation Plan  route based on the proposals received from the States. States/ UTs have decentralized procurement of sanitary napkins for ensuring quality standards. Sanitary napkins are sold to adolescents girls at subsidized rates at village level by the Accredited Social Health Activists .
Further, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana , an important step in ensuring the health security for Indian women, Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary napkins was launched on 27.08.2019 to be made available at Rs. 1/- per pad only. Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Napkins are available for sale in more than 8000 PMBJP Kendras across the country.
In view of easy availability of affordable and quality Sanitary Napkins, Ministry of Women & Child Development is not considering installation of affordable sanitary napkin dispensers in Public Toilets and other public places.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
MH Kirkee celebrates Spinal Cord Injury Day by honouring the triumph of Human Spirit
Pune, 5 September 2022
Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Military Hospital Kirkee celebrated International Spinal Cord Injury Day 2022 with pomp and gaiety. Almost 200 paraplegics, quadriplegics, and tetraplegics with their loving families attended the event that showcased their talents and the recent haul of medals at various international Para-Olympic events.
The audience was enthralled with the stories fondly narrated by the patients from their being bed bound and helpless to becoming high performance para-athletes. The residents of Paraplegic Rehab Centre also put up a musical event which was appreciated by one and all.
Talking to them reveals their strength of character. Life dealt them an unfortunate hand leading to life changing spine injuries in the line of duty but with the help of the dedicated spinal cord injury team at Military Hospital Kirkee and the support of family and friends they have achieved superhuman feats that even able-bodied individuals would struggle to do.
The chief guest for the event Lt Gen R Ramasethu, Commandant AFMC lauded the spirit of the occasion and felicitated both the patients and their families paying rich tributes to the history of Spinal Cord Care in the Armed Forces. The centre was a vision of the late Air Marshal AS Chahal who modelled it after the famed Stoke Mandeville Centre in UK. Maj Gen Bhupesh K Goyal, VSM Commandant CH emphasised the role of celebrating such events to sensitise the society to the role of prevention and encourage awareness amongst healthcare leaders.
The Indian Armed Forces looks after its own soldiers both in war and Peace and the patients with spinal cord injuries are nursed back to health and rehabilitated at the Spinal Cord Injury Centre at Military Hospital Kirkee in Pune. The process is painful and frustrating both for the injured and for the team caring for him but the perseverance pays off, albeit slowly. Dedicated Clinicians, Nursing Staff, Rehabilitation experts work round the clock in this state-of-the-art centre to bring hope and new meaning to the lives of post trauma paraplegics. The Centre at Military Hospital Kirkee strives to provide rehabilitation and social reintegration sorely needed for such patients.PIB Pune | M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Defence
INS TABAR'S VISIT TO ALEXANDRIA
As part of her ongoing overseas deployment, INS Tabar entered Alexandria harbour in Egypt on 03 Sep 21. The ship was received by officials from the Egyptian Navy and the Indian Defence Attache.
Mr. Ajit Gupte, Ambassador of India to Egypt paid a visit to the ship and was provided a walk around and briefing on activities related to the ship's deployment.
Later, in the evening, a reception was hosted onboard, for which Rear Admiral Ayman al-Daly, Commander of Alexandria Naval Base, was the Chief Guest. The event was attended by a number of senior officers from the Egyptian Navy, the Alexandria government and a large number from the Indian diaspora. In addition, Commanding Officers and officers of Hellenic Navy ships Hydra and Lesbos and Cyprus Navy ship Andreas Loannides, which are visiting Alexandria for Exercise Bright Star with Egypt, were also present for the reception.
Ministry of Defence
NDA pays homage to fallen alumni
A wreath laying ceremony was organized at the Hut of Remembrance at National Defence Academy on 11 December 2021 in memory of General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, ADC, Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, SM, VSM and Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan, who lost their lives during a helicopter crash in Coonoor district of Tamil Nadu on 08 December 2021.
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor AVSM VM, Commandant, NDA paid homage to the brave hearts in a solemn ceremony on behalf of the NDA fraternity. All key officials of the Academy were present to pay their last respect to the departed souls. General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, ADC, Chief of Defence Staff was an alumnus of the 53rd NDA Course, Charlie Squadron and having served the nation as the 27th Chief of the Army Staff rose to become the 1st Chief of Defence Staff in January 2020. The ‘Hut of Remembrance’ book read that “Rarely a General goes with his boots on. General Rawat etched his name in the Hut of Remembrance at NDA as the senior most soldier to die in line of duty. That’s his glory.”
Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, SM, VSM was an alumnus of 77th NDA Course, India Squadron. The officer was approved for the next rank of Major General and was due to take over a division. The officer was carrying out duties of the Defence Assistant to the Chief of Defence Staff. Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan was an alumnus of the 100th NDA Course, Foxtrot Squadron. He was Commanding Officer of the 109 Helicopter Unit and was flying the MI-17 helicopter of the Chief of Defence Staff during this ill-fated accident.
Today as their names get inscribed in golden letters with full military honour in the sacred Hut of Remembrance, their martyrdom will continue to inspire future generations of NDA cadets. The NDA fraternity offers heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of grief.